This week there were stories about mental health in the workplace, the strike chaos in France and about how our jobs will soon be done by robots. We’ve rounded up the best 140 characters that sum up each story ICYMI.
The reforms to France’s labour laws are aimed at simplifying and relaxing the country’s employment laws. Will they make France more like the UK?
Why have France’s labour reforms proved so contentious? https://t.co/yMyEqqmFYk #ukemplaw #EmploymentLaw #HR
— EmploymentSolicitor (@empsolicitor) May 27, 2016
One for us all here. If robots are the future of work, what happens next? Will we all effectively retire? By Zoe Williams.
The future and stuff https://t.co/YA4y8D2R6t
— Zoe Williams (@zoesqwilliams) May 24, 2016
Before the robots take over, we may have to be hired for jobs in different ways, according to reports about Google and its innovative hiring methods…
RT @HRTechWeekly Thx4RT fr @HRCurator Google is Giving #HR a Much Needed Makeover https://t.co/g1EM2U0cgg @launchpadHQ #SmarterHR
— HRCurator (@HRCurator) May 26, 2016
Paul Farmer of @Mindcharity got a great reaction to his talk on mental health at work from delegates at the ELA conference.
Opening session #elaconf16 on mental health in the workplace, a topic close to everyone’s hearts, not just in work pic.twitter.com/g2pLmTw3WY
— Síobhra Rush (@SiobhraRush) May 25, 2016
Staying on this subject, there were also tweets about how to return to work after a mental health crisis…
Tips for returning to #work after #mentalhealth absence @CIPD @CIPD_ELB @Cheese_Peter @PERSConsultancy @BarnsleyHR https://t.co/J5Vi2weJ64
— Mind Matters (@MindMatters2us) May 26, 2016